Diane Nevinsmith is a New England native, currently residing in Hadley, Massachusetts. She studied painting and printmaking at Syracuse University, receiving her BFA in 1978. Her artistic career has spanned studies and works in oils, stained glass, paper making and marbling, and more recently, watercolors.

She has received the Newton Perkins Medal for excellence in drawing, a Merit Award for stained glass design from the East Hartford Art League and various awards for watercolors from the Tobacco Valley Artists Association.

Diane has taught classes in stained glass and relief printmaking techniques. She was the artistic consultant for Rubber Tree Stamps from 1997 until 2005. She is currently a member of the Deerfield Valley Art Association, the Hadley Art Association, the Vermont Watercolor Society, and The American Watercolor Society.